A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Guánica in Puerto Rico. The epicenter was at a depth of 6 km (4 miles). Unique identifier: pr2020163027. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020163027. The 3.17-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:14:32 / 3:14 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 11/06/20 / 2020-06-11 15:14:32 / June 11, 2020 @ 3:14 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 6 km, -66.9395° West, 17.9251° North.
Earthquake epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 15 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Corozal, Aibonito, Manatí.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-five and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 6 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
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